| Description |
xiv, 333 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-326) and index. |
| Contents |
Wonder, intuition, and the path to God -- Theological method and religious anthropology: Heschel among the Christians -- Revelation and co-revelation -- The pathos of the self-transcendent God -- "Awake, why sleepest thou, O Lord?": divine silence and human protest in Heschel's writings -- The self that transcends itself: Heschel on prayer -- Enabling immanence: prayer in a time of divine hiddenness. |
| Summary |
"Abraham Joshua Heschel (1907-1972) was a prolific scholar, impassioned theologian, and prominent activist who participated in the black civil rights movement and the campaign against the Vietnam War. He has been hailed as a hero, honored as a visionary, and endlessly quoted as a devotional writer. In this sympathetic, yet critical, examination, Shai Held elicits the overarching themes and unity of Heschel's incisive and insightful thought. Focusing on the idea of transcendence - or the movement from self-centeredness to God-centeredness - Held puts Heschel into dialogue with contemporary Jewish thinkers, Christian theologians, devotional writers, and philosophers of religion." From publisher's website. |
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Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972 -- Teachings.
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Judaism -- Doctrines.
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God (Judaism)
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Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972. (OCoLC)fst00040538
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God (Judaism) (OCoLC)fst00944157
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Judaism -- Doctrines.
(OCoLC)fst00984302
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Teachings. (OCoLC)fst01355128
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Heschel, Abraham Joshua, 1907-1972. (DE-588)119260689
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Gottesvorstellung. (DE-588)4125333-4
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Judentum. (DE-588)4114087-4
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Jüdische Theologie. (DE-588)4139773-3
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| ISBN |
9780253011268 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0253011264 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780253017147 (paperback) |
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0253017149 (paperback) |
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9780253011305 (e-book) |
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0253011302 (e-book) |
| Standard No. |
40022969191 |
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